Leroy Fer
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Fer playing for Swansea City in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leroy Johan Fer | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Nasr | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –1999 | DWO | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2007 | Feyenoord | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Feyenoord | 103 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Twente | 58 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Norwich City | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Queens Park Rangers | 48 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Swansea City (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Swansea City | 79 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Feyenoord | 49 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Alanyaspor | 81 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Al-Nasr | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Netherlands U16 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Netherlands U17 | 17 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Netherlands U19 | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 31 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Netherlands | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
Leroy Johan Fer (born 5 January 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for UAE club Al-Nasr. He formerly represented the Netherlands national team, making eleven appearances between 2010 and 2014.
Fer has various nicknames. In his youth, he was nicknamed "De Uitsmijter" ("The Bouncer") by Feyenoord youth coach Jean-Paul van Gastel for his strong physical appearance. Other nicknames are "Lerra" and "Ferovic". Cor Pot, coach of the Netherlands under-21 national team, compared Fer with Patrick Vieira. According to Pot, both players show many similarities, on and off the field. He has also been compared to Frank Rijkaard.